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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {[data, fmtstr] =} __plt2vm__ (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{fmt})
## @end deftypefn

## Author: jwe

function [data, fmtstr, key] = __plt2vm__ (x, y, fmt, keystr)

  if (nargin < 2 || nargin > 4 || nargout < 2 || nargout > 3)
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (nargin < 3 || isempty (fmt))
    fmt = {""};
  endif

  if (nargin < 4 || isempty (keystr))
    keystr = {""};
  endif

  [x_nr, x_nc] = size (x);
  [y_nr, y_nc] = size (y);

  if (x_nr == 1)
    x = x';
    tmp = x_nr;
    x_nr = x_nc;
    x_nc = tmp;
  endif

  if (x_nr == y_nr)
    1;
  elseif (x_nr == y_nc)
    y = y';
    tmp = y_nr;
    y_nr = y_nc;
    y_nc = tmp;
  else
    error ("__plt2vm__: matrix dimensions must match");
  endif

  if (y_nc > 0)
    if (rows (fmt) == 1)
      fmt = repmat (fmt, y_nc, 1);
    endif
    if (rows (keystr) == 1)
      keystr = repmat (keystr, y_nc, 1);
    endif
    tmp = [x, y];
    dtmp = cell (y_nc, 1);
    ftmp = cell (y_nc, 1);
    ktmp = cell (y_nc, 1);
    for i = 1:y_nc
      dtmp{i} = tmp(:,[1,i+1]);
      ftmp{i} = deblank (fmt{i});
      ktmp{i} = deblank (keystr{i});
    endfor
    data = dtmp;
    fmtstr = ftmp;
    key = ktmp;
  else
    error ("__plt2vm__: arguments must be a matrices");
  endif

endfunction